AM. Archives & Manuscripts
Record Group
Identifier: AM
Primary source archives and manuscripts materials related to the history of Louisiana and the South. Many of the collections were produced by alumni, professors, and others associated with the Loyola University New Orleans. Collections areas include Communications and Mass Media, Social Justice, Performing Arts, and New Orleans Writers.
Found in 76 Collections and/or Records:
18th Century Banners Collection
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Collection 62
Scope and Contents
The collection contains three silk banners produced in the 18th century to advertise various debates on matters of law.
Dates:
Created: 1727-1747
19th and Early 20th Century Newspapers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Collection 48
Scope and Contents
Although the majority of the newspapers in this collection are from New Orleans, including the bilingual L’Abeille de la Nouvelle Orleans, or The New Orleans Bee, also included are two editions of a Civil War era newspaper from Vicksburg, Mississippi, and an 1896 newspaper from Bayern, Germany.
The collection also contains a copy of a famously reprinted newspaper edition, Vol. II, No.88 of The Ulster...
Dates:
Created: 1840-1921; Other: Majority of material found in 1875-1914; Other: Date acquired: 01/08/2013
Albert C. Maher Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Collection 18
Scope and Contents
This collection mainly consists of newspaper clippings and photographs. There are also several letters and some miscellaneous items. These materials are related either to Maher's athletic efforts at Fortier and Loyola or to his life in the military.
Dates:
Created: 1930-1942; Other: Date acquired: 01/09/2001
Ambrose Pilard Letters from Louisiana Clergymen
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Collection 37
Scope and Contents
The Ambrose Pilard letters consist of three letters to Pilard from Louisiana clergy members dating from 1814-1854. All of the letters are in French.
Dates:
Created: 1841-1854; Other: Date acquired: 09/07/2006
Anthony J. Stanonis Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Collection 21
Scope and Contents
This collection comprises Stanonis's personal acquisitions through auctions, antique stores, and the Internet in materials pertaining to the New Orleans tourist industry. It includes guides, maps, brochures, books, and other literature put out by public and private groups and businesses, spanning roughly from 1902 to 1960.
Dates:
Created: 1902-1960; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/2004
Anthony M. LaRocca Scrapbook
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Collection 80
Scope and Content
The Anthony M. LaRocca Opera Scrapbook contains autographed images and
programs from famed opera singers, as well as newspaper clippings about New Orleans opera performances. Autographed images include Charles Anthony, Giuseppe Valdengo, Ferruccio Tagliavini, Tito Gobbi, Astrid Varnay, Sherrill Milnes, Giuseppe di Stefano, Eugene Conley, and Italo Tajo, among others. Autographed programs include performances by the New Orleans Opera Association (NOOA) and the Metropolitan Opera (on tour in...
Dates:
Created: 1940 - 2003; Issued: Date acquired: 2016-11-14
Anthony Stanonis Travel Scrapbook and Diary Collection
Collection
Identifier: Collection 65
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, daily calendars, diaries, journals, pocket notebooks, photograph albums and scrapbooks related to travel, tourism and daily life as recorded by the creators of the items. The correspondence is mainly letters sent by active military from World War II to a fiancé or significant other. Albums and scrapbooks related to travel cover regional and cross-country trips in the United States, the Caribbean, and Europe by automobile, train, plane and boat. The...
Dates:
Created: 1890-1987; Other: Majority of material found in 1930-1960; Other: Date acquired: 08/11/2013
Arthur L. Freret Shipbuilding Scrapbook
Collection — Box 1
Identifier: Collection 60
Scope and Contents
The scrapbook contains several publications, including a booklet titled, “A Short Description: Modern Floating Docks,” by Clark & Stanfield of Westminster, England, as well as full page issues of The Illustrated London News and The Engineer, both published in London, England. Additionally, the scrapbook contains hand written articles, graphs, plans, drawings, and experiment result tables referring specifically to the...
Dates:
Created: 1866-1868
B. Raynal Ariatti Papers
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Collection 42
Scope and Contents
The B. Raynal Ariatti Papers consist primarily of several hundred negatives that may complement or duplicate photographic material included in the Louis J. Twomey, S.J., Papers (Collection #2) relating to Father Twomey, the Institute of Industrial Relations/Institute of Human Relations, and the Inter-American Center. The collection also contains a small amount of correspondence, pamphlets and papers involving Father Twomey’s Memorial Mass and the dedication of...
Dates:
Created: 1960-1990; Other: Majority of material found in 1960-1990; Other: Date acquired: 01/12/1990
Ben C. Toledano New Orleans Collection
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Collection 40
Abstract
Ben C. Toledano was a New Orleans lawyer, activist, and politician active during the late 20th century. Toledano was also a prolific collector of literary material and material related to New Orleans.
Dates:
Created: 1865-1971; Other: Majority of material found in 1930-1961; Other: Date acquired: 02/11/2001